10 Great Developer Jokes Hidden In Video Games

1. Toad Gives the Finger In Super Mario Bros

Is this for real? Was the friendly, miniature character from Super Mario Bros. actually giving us the finger the entire time we were playing? It was so small on the screen that no one would have ever been able to tell, but blown up the evidence looks undeniable. Notice the way how Toad is not really smiling. On a much larger screen he looks happy, but when taking a closer look seems to be more smug. The animation of the hands is also very intentional. Two even sides with one finger stuck up in the middle. Could this be Nintendo's best kept secret or just a joke they've been waiting for the rest of world to get? As ridiculous as it may seem I could totally see a game designer drawing this into Mario. "Ha, by the time they see what we did it will be way too late!"